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Tournament director Joe Schank (right) stands with his assistant tournament director Jarek Shernit (left) before the Golden Flashes Open. 

Disc golf tournament held on Kent State campus

Jimmy Oswald Sports Editor September 22, 2021

Students heading to the Beverly J. Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Saturday morning may have seen an object flying hundreds of feet through the air followed by a loud metal clang.The 1st...

May 4 National Register of Historic Places

(Clockwise, starting bottom left) Carole Barbato, Mark Seeman, Laura Davis and Jerry M. Lewis, Kent State University faculty members who co-authored the submission for the National Register of Historic...

A group of students and student workers walk around the Recreation and Wellness Center on a snowshoe hike on Feb. 17, 2021.

Kent State Adventure Center offers campus snowshoe hike after big snowfall, preparing for larger hiking trip

Kenzie Johnston Reporter February 22, 2021

With each step, a crunch sound echoed off the nearby building as a group of students made their way around the Beverly J. Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center Wednesday afternoon in large spiked...

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.

Biden takes the helm as president: ‘Democracy has prevailed’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed." He swore the oath of office to take the helm of a deeply divided nation...

‘Kent Talks’ discusses student athlete endorsements

Dante Centofanti Reporter September 27, 2020

In April the NCAA’s highest governing body made a groundbreaking ruling that would redefine what the average student-athlete could accomplish. The Board of Governors supported a rule change to allow...

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen as she presents the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Inaugural Woman of Leadership Award to Agnes Gund at The Library of Congress on February 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. 

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87

 (CNN) -- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday, the court announced. She was 87.Ginsburg was appointed in 1993 by President Bill Clinton and in recent years served as the most senior...

Ohio governor supports nuclear bailout law despite scandal

Andrew Welsh-Huggins, AP July 22, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A nuclear plant bailout law should remain in place, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday, even as a bribery scandal involving one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers...

Jenny Russell, starting as a nursing major at Kent State, changed majors and now works as a campaign manager for Ohio Representative Randi Clites. 

How the pandemic is reshaping career plans for college students

Zaria Moore Reporter July 14, 2020

While recent college graduates deal with a limited number of career options during the pandemic, current students may be looking to adjust their path for employment. The current recession leaves many forced...

Marc Metzker makes a putt at the inaugural Frisbee Golf Tournament on the new Frisbee Golf Course. September 21, 2014.

Kent State’s disc golf course hopes to pull in community

Mark Oprea September 23, 2014

On Hole 10 of the Kent State disc golf course, Akron native Chue Vue lines up his stance for his first drive of the Flash Drive Open. With a sideways flick, Vue sends his disc wavering high and low throughout...

Rec Center to open disc golf course Sunday

Alex Klukaszewski September 18, 2014

Kent State's Recreation and Wellness Center will hold a disc golf tournament to officially open its new course this Sunday after an opening ceremony at 9 a.m. Although the history of disc golf is relatively...